The center, in an old department store building downtown, is currently undergoing an expansion. A health and wellness area recently opened, and later this year look for the addition of the Inspire Works gallery, where creative problem-solving will be encouraged.

Pack a picnic and spend some time at lovely Lanterman's Mill, a working 1845 gristmill. Located within Mill Creek MetroParks, the mill has four levels – sifting, grinding, gears and wheel pit, and visitors can tour all of them.

Built into a ravine alongside Mill Creek, the mill has this unusual feature – its waterwheel is inside, to protect it from the elements.

Closed in 1888, the mill was restored by the county 100 years later and has been grinding grain since. Three kinds of ground grains are available for purchase: whole wheat, cornmeal and buckwheat.

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